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Tedeschi Trucks Band On World Cafe | July 29, 2011

The Tedeschi Trucks Band, led by the husband-and-wife duo of guitarist and vocalist Susan Tedeschi and slide guitarist Derek Trucks, began out of practical consideration. Working together allowed the couple to continue performing while raising their young family. But to fans of Tedeschi and Trucks — each highly accomplished, Grammy-nominated blues musicians in their own right — it might be a surprise that the two didn't combine their sizable talents sooner.

They've been married for nearly 10 years, but it took Tedeschi and Trucks until this year to release their first album, Revelator, and set out on their first tour as the 11-piece Tedeschi Trucks Band. The result is an exhilarating infusion of blues and roots tradition with grit, soul and dazzling musicianship.

On today's World Cafe, hear a conversation with Tedeschi and Trucks and a performance by the Tedeschi Trucks Band recorded onstage at World Cafe Live. (link)

Playlist:

HOUR 1

Fleet Foxes "Helplessness Blues" Helplessness Blues
Gillian Welch "The Way It Goes" The Harrow And The Harvest
Delaney & Bonnie "Going Down the Road Feel" The Best of Delaney & Bonnie
Tedeschi Trucks Band "Learn How To Love" Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Tedeschi Trucks Band "Until You Remember" Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Tedeschi Trucks Band "Bound For Glory" Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Joseph Arthur "Over The Sun" The Graduation Ceremony
REM "Man On The Moon" Automatic For The People
Over The Rhine "Rave On" The Long Surrender